Burien stabbing tops police blotter

By Shara Hamby, and

09/17/2012

24-year-old man stabbed in BurienA 24-year-old man was stabbed in Burien early Friday, Sept. 14. The incident was reported at 1:51 a.m. and took place in the 1200 block of SW 124th Street according to police, who believe the man was also robbed. He is expected to survive.

Name released of woman found dead in Mallard LakeThe King County Medical Examiner's office released the name of the woman found dead in Mallard Lake near White Center. She was Victoria McMullen, age 22. The cause of death is still under investigation. McMullen was not from this area, according to the King County Sheriff's office. McMullen's body was found floating in Mallard Lake behind Coronado Springs Apartments shortly before 10 a.m. on Sept. 7.

Burien man arrested in Tukwila murderBurien resident Asuan Santos-Valdez, 33, has been arrested for the murder of Orlando Soto at a Tukwila motel. At 10:28 p.m. on Sept. 1., Soto was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Knights Inn parking lot in the 14100 block of Tukwila International Boulevard in Tukwila. A single suspect was seen fleeing from the area on foot.
Tukwila police said the evidence indicated Santos-Valdez went into a nearby convenience store where his image was captured on surveillance video. His path to the store was confirmed by the police K9 and other street cameras. Department of Corrections Officers recognized Santos-Valdez because he had a DOC warrant for his arrest at the time of the homicide. DOC officers found Santos-Valdez in Seattle on the evening of Sept. 11. He was taken into custody without incident. Santos-
Valdez will be charged with First Degree Murder, according to police officials. They say the motivation for the crime appears to be robbery.

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